Jane Hope et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents,
v.
Cesar Perales, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al., Appellants. Alma Poindexter, Intervenor-Respondent.
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Argued January 13, 1994.
Decided May 5, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
G. Oliver Koppell, Attorney-General, New York City (Judy E. Nathan, Jerry Boone and Howard L. Zwickel of counsel), for appellants.
Catherine Weiss, New York City, Donna Lieberman, Yueh-ru Chu, Robert M. Levy, Louise Melling, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton (Deborah M. Buell, Donna Costa, Ayala Deutsch, Stephanie Cotsirilos, Anne H. Erskine and Marcia L. Narine of counsel), Janet Benshoof, Catherine Albisa and Hollyer, Brady, Smith, Troxell, Barrett, Rockett, Hines & Mone (Laurie R. Rockett of counsel), for respondents.
Michael P. Tierney, New York City, for intervenor-respondent.
John J. O'Brien, Menands, for New York State Right to Life Committee, Inc., amicus curiae.
John D. Murnane, New York City, and Joseph W. Dellapenna, of the Pennsylvania Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for the American Academy of Medical Ethics, amicus curiae.
Michael L. Costello, Albany, Richard E. Barnes, Clarke D. Forsythe, Paul Benjamin Linton, Alan J. Placa, Mildred A. Shanley, William J. Toohy and Eileen M. White for the New York State Catholic Conference, amicus curiae.
Berle, Kass & Case, New York City (Jean M. McCarroll and Deborah Goldberg of counsel), for the American Ethical Union and others, amici curiae.
Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P. C., New York City (Denny Chin and Anne L. Clark of counsel), for Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union and others, amici curiae.
Arnold & Porter, New York City (Peter G. Neiman of counsel), and Martha F. Davis for the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund and others, amici curiae.
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York City (Marvin E. Frankel and Jeffrey S. Trachtman of counsel), Haywood Burns, Janet Gallagher, George Wheeler Madison, Katherine Kennedy, Alesia Selby Regan, Sandra C. Katz and Bonnie S. Edwards for Association of the Bar of the City of New York and others, amici curiae.
Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Lorna Bade Goodman and Meredith Anne Feinman of counsel), for the City of New York, amicus curiae.
Michelle Oberman, of the Illinois Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for AIDS Community Services of Western New York and others, amici curiae.
Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH and LEVINE concur; Judge CIPARICK taking no part.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Chief Judge KAYE.
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